“We were surprised by the findings associating prediabetes with e-cigarettes because they are touted as a safer alternative, which we now know is not the case. In the case of cigarette smoking, nicotine has a detrimental effect on insulin action, and it appears that e-cigarettes may also have the same effect. Our effort for smoking cessation has led to a decrease in smoking traditional cigarettes. With this information, it is time for us to ramp up our public health efforts to promote the cessation of e-cigarettes,” says lead investigator Shyam Biswal, PhD, department of environmental health and engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Source: Medindia